The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-09
REVERSING POSITIONS.
Ihe "Heforn" War Upon Demo.
cratic ADMINISTRATION. Glib.
son Mistates the Position Of Gov.
McEnery and His Friends.
New Orleans States.

New Orleans States
a., In Gen. Gibson's speech at Farrlerville on
'hs ~ IN instant we find the following:
,, 70 sahe eNeeptlon to some remarks which
VINO accompany Gov. McEnery. He saws he
is confronted by q faction calling themselves
ietorlners WHO desire to elect somebody else
10 n9 governor besides himself. He, or the
prefer somebody else for Governor we are
Iactionists, and are making war on the
democratic party VIC
Our senior Senator has a decided zenips
n NJ, thissihg ne real position Of his oppo.
distinguished speakers who acconpanv ;,
nor any OF the pape:s that support HIM. have
eyer. Ut any time during this canvass.
ciaimed that because Gen. Gibson, or any
osfl ,divlaual or Individuals, in the State
preferred somebody else for Governor, he or
ILhey are factionists. making war on tie
Democratic party, w VIC
Coy. EcEnery and his supporters have
mag mace no snen prepos.erous. not to say ab
trary, the Governor and his friends ,e b so,.-
i ir,lht we very outset, held that the field
oought 10 be open Tor all aspirants for ths
Sovsfhorshli', and that 10 Democrat shomId
a oe sh NC, out from contesting for this high
$$ srrs, h9n s,;e position. Indeed, 40 far
that attributed to him and h his friends a.
py Gen. Gibson, at the opening of
WIS ex canvass, !, We understood that It
M MI 7ea,remeiy donb;fni whether or not Gov
ms Claims for reflections. At the end Of ~
aerm ne viii have filed the gubernatoriaI1
cnalr Tor more than six years: It is an otfina
e ul no no pecinin,ary profit, the salary being
st &c sufficient to enable the incumbanf
" MAINTAIN Its dignity; he is himself DOOR
man, and all selfish considerations nrompted
iil 20 retire from an oDerous and unprof;ta.
Ny niI l,tslic sEttlon, resume his practice and
feIblabihtate iiiss private fortunes. 'A"
,,,i on'ih me 1nidst of the profoundest ouiet
t t;ielr occupations, dreaming nougnt Of noli.
NE .liH hi ilnc3lisclous of tne dangers that
W .hllt&!eh their liberties and the corrnniinn
od a ~ roIsng faclf government, the fierce
evo,, i tis ii!t re oimefs. with souls for
wi VII Nursing Tor the conflict hands eter-
Many cluseilng the Iuvnaan's brand and e~as
eeao i madly glazing upon the 'snsn 40
hodv o nni!ais 70 20 Ge eAorcised from the
PRu mas,-s paslc, by, apostolic blows and
note was not like q; fire bell in tn LIN
o. o. me !3ht, as it WIS no doubt intendad to
pe' puG " was an car cracking toot Of the rs'
liner lllei morn, and It was answered by everv
. al., N Whsle III the State And ioi The
OF g democratic Governor. and the d;u ,aston
~ .i'elnocfatic administration was hat,, ue
~ t,lio tne Oemocratc Governor was eonnsiIad
TO arm for the fray eofipeiieo
KNOW, nietapiior, long before il was
dntn ~ Whether McEnery would be a csnd;'
MI 1lIS n got, the rsforlners selecting Gan
SteHous Tor their leaaer, not becansa ~ he
,s ,, Qualifications for Governor mn ts
S,t. ne9Ss d0htfa6s antat for then. J,,,,.1,oee
o "a 70 malignant war on Gov. McTnar,,
: a, VIZ HIS administration. They did net ha.o
~, wv pIoposi'lons to present to the 1a,n,o
.acy' one that Nichols was a good De,nnnn.et
o. sa,u competent man for Governor and ~
o " M;tt Gov. NcEnery should aiS nlsae
~ MN q, 81 10 some other equally good n,,a'a
~ Il, wv lucy Rad tiN ore pronoeit1nr a,,5
t,as was, that SAM BlcEnery mlIst ard s aia
pc aTigsn IN disgrace out Of the ~, I hiran
.nrial Guar, at any and all laZart;s III Ia
ex-Gov. Nichols. pii'n 'nat end was
: : rom tha! moment they have ppr,r.a
uehe5 me OF fight. They have brnmh VIA . no
Gnu oehohiiced every other iJernncr,t tt
fna VINO dared to aspire to the nolnin at ;in
iof 9ofernur. while the rank and t,ia aal.,n
frankly tod that there we're I'm, i,s. we're
y = no shohld be considered. namely. Sa,, MN
nne the ilngstel, and the ,nain,s stu ,, ac
and refornef +. T. NIcno1s. sssii b,s , nero
1dfuIe oI Moncure, said reform III
ooi. toang's Office In ShreveDnrt .,a,,et IN
Il u ,. ONT N the interest of Nichols spS
"as aid has been tAe key-GiDte Of tha
lron the opening Of the canvass
9ts ,,n,,;, Candidacy Jeiflles .candidacw
sI;dan a IL, candidacy, Knoblock.s csn.
+ lhluacy, must each aud all be crushed ont =,
Ac.Enery alone was challeeped tn n. 49,,
Suo NICHOLS was stripped TO knock him out